Re: Using agent with IMAP, accessing read IMAP mails offline

["JJ" <ding_gnus.org@sumou.com>]

Richard Riley <rileyrg <at> googlemail.com> wrote:

> Theoretically you enable the imap group as an agent group. You then,
> when "plugged" fetch all articles you have marked for download (in the
> manual). it doesnt work for me as I us multiple gmail accounts and the

I understand this part, but that's why I think I'm missing something, as I
can't even start Gnus when offline, i.e. it doesn't open the Group, and
fails with:

Warning: Opening nnimap server on xxx.xxxx.xxx...failed: Unable to contact
xxx.xxxx.xxx:nil via ssl; Denied server nnimap+xxx.xxxx.xxx; Unable to
open server nnimap+xxx.xxxx.xxx due to: xxx.xxxx.xxx/imap Name or service
not known

As it tries to connect above and fails, but why doesn't it not try
connection when offline?

So I don't get to the point of agent going haywire. This is with no
settings as per gnus setup, just the gnus select method defined to an IMAP
account.

That's why I maybe need to set something up...

> agent goes haywire. I posted some use cases as to how I thought it could
> work better or more intuitively while away on hols recently and trying

I must've missed your discussion of this. Could you point me to your
discussion on http://news.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general so I can
review your setup and try to at least get it partially working... Or it
should work perfectly as I don't use multiple gmail accounts, so for one
it should work... Fingers crossed...

Thanks a lot.
--
JJ